Regulations Governing Employment Transfer Procedures and Employment Qualifications for Foreigners Engaging in the Jobs Specified in Subparagraph 8 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment Service Act Article 29
When an employer engages in the contract completion continued employment of a Category 2 foreign worker, he/she is required to submit the following documents to the Central Competent Authority as part of an application for a continued employment permit, within 15 days after a certified two-party continued employment agreement is signed:1. Application Form.2. Photocopies of applicant or company responsible person’s National ID Card, company registration, limited partnership registration certificate, commercial registration, business registration certificate, factory registration certificate, franchise license. However, those exempted from applying for a factory registration certificate or franchise license are not required to submit them.3. Certified documents issued by the local competent authority on receiving notification in accordance with the provisions of the previous Article.4. Original copy of the recruitment permit letter. However, this does not apply to the continued employment of foreign skilled workers.5. Original copy of review fee receipt.6. Certified documents provided by foreign nationals when applying to the immigration authorities for residence in Taiwan.Pursuant to Subparagraph 4 in the above paragraph the recruitment permit letter is insufficient to bring in foreign workers, so employers are also required to also submit the original copy of a visa permit letter and list of foreign workers.When an employer hires a contract completion transfer foreign skilled worker he/she is required to apply for a continued employment permit from the Competent Central Authority within 15 days of the two parties signing a certified continued employment agreement, submitting the documents listed in Subparagraphs 1 and 5 of Paragraph 1, and the following documentation:1. Identification documents of the applicant or the company responsible person; photocopies of the company registration certificate, limited partnership registration certificate, business registration certificate, factory registration certificate, hotel business registration certificate, B&B registration certificate, or franchise permit etc. However, if a factory registration or franchise permit are not required under related laws and regulations, they do not have to be submitted.2. Certificate of recruitment. However, those who employ live-in foreign skilled caregivers detailed in the Foreign Skilled Worker Regulations are exempted from providing the certificate.3. When an employer recruits locally he/she is required to provide a list of employed domestic workers, with the exception of those who employ live-in foreign skilled care workers detailed in the Foreign Skilled Worker Regulations.4. Certified documentation issued by a municipal or county (city) government pursuant to the provisions of Subparagraph 5, Paragraph 1, Article 59 of the Foreign Skilled Worker Regulations.5. Photocopies of the passport or ARC of hired foreign workers.6. Other required documents as detailed in Addendum 3.If the employer is a civic organization, in addition to submitting the documents specified in Subparagraph 1, and Subparagraphs 3 to 6, Paragraph 1, and Subparagraphs 2 to 6 of the preceding paragraph, he/she is also required to provide photocopies of the identification documents of the organization’s responsible person and the organization’s registration certificate.The Central Competent Authority will issue a continued employment permit, valid for a maximum of three years, the day after a contract completion transfer foreign worker’s original employment permit expires. However, applications for continued employment based on a replacement recruitment permit are limited to the remaining employment period on the original employment permit of the foreign workers hired.Addendum 3:Other documents to be submitted pursuant to Subparagraph 5, Paragraph 3, Article 29.pdf